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LifeSavers is an Americanbrand of ring-shapedmintsandfruit-flavoredhardcandyknownforitscolorfulpackaging. It wascreated in 1912 by thefather of thepoetHartCrane,ClarenceCrane,whowas in search of a newsummercandy.Thepillmanufacturer he contracted to presshisnewline of hardmintsfoundthatproductionimprovedwhenthemintswerestampedwith a hole in themiddle.Whatflavor of thecandyexhibits“triboluminescence?”More…Discuss

Hawthorne was one of the great masters of American fiction. His novels and tales are penetrating explorations of moral and spiritual conflicts, and his masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter, is often considered the first American psychological novel. Hawthorne also helped to establish the American short story as a significant art form with his haunting tales of human loneliness, frustration, hypocrisy, eccentricity, and frailty. What future US president did Hawthorne befriend in college? More…Discuss